合従がっしょう Noun Irregular English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty) See also: 秦 (しん), 連衡 (れんこう), 六国 (りっこく)
合従連衡がっしょうれんこう Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty) See also: 合従 (がっしょう), 連衡 (れんこう) 2 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands);resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient